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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. CHEVRONS, a novel of life in the ranks of the Old Army during the closing days of WWI, was not quite what I expected. It was not, however, a disappointment. The characters, the language and the 'feel' of that life was genuine and authentic. The animosity between the officers and the ranks was there. And the feel of the enlisted men, draftees and NCO's as coming from the lower strata of society was also clearly shown. Perhaps a good companion piece to this book would be the autobiography of LTC Victor Vogel, SOLDIERS OF THE OLD ARMY, an account of the years between the wars. Sgt Eadie, the protagonist of CHEVRONS, was cast as a hard-bitten and hard-luck 'regular' of the old army, one who gets kicked around and 'disrespected' more than he should, by both officers and EM alike. His actions in combat - i.e. singlehandedly capturing an enemy machine gun and holding off scores of attackers - mark him as a real 'hero' in the mold of Sgt Alvin York. In fact I found myself picturing Gary Cooper from the classic film of that real-life hero. Not a terribly bright bulb, Eadie knows his stuff as an artillery liaison man and has a strong survival instinct. Gassed once and victim of a near-fatal shrapnel wound to the abdomen, Eadie certainly was deserving of the 'wound stripes' he wore. But after much razzing, skepticism and disbelief from others, he realized in the end it was only important that he himself knew what he had done. I did think that the first nearly two-hundred pages of the book went rather slowly, with all the rambling around, short rations, and long marches leading up to combat. But perhaps the biggest problem with this book, at least for me, was the total lack of any background for Sgt Eadie. We are told nothing of his childhood, family or where he is from. It's almost as if he has always been a soldier. But perhaps that was intentional, as Nason finally brings his wounded hero back 'home,' after the armistice has been signed, to his original unit, and reunites him a few comrades who have also survived - his 'family.' Published 85 years ago, this is still a darn good book. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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I really enjoyed it. the book was light and very readable. See the review below. It is a good one. ( )